I was in amsterdam not too long ago, i stayed at Hotel V whihc was 89Eur (including breakfast) and was really nice (not sure if this is too much for you), Bus 4 or 25 will get you into the main town area
I recomend the Rijksmuseum as well
posted to Ask Metafilter by Lesium at 3:22 PM on November 1, 2007